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Julie and Romeo #2
Julie and Romeo Get Lucky
Jeanne Ray's New York Times bestselling debut , Julie and Romeo, introduced two unforgettable star-crossed lovers whose feuding families threatened to foil their romance. Now Julie and Romeo are back -- and this time Lady Luck is throwing a few curveballs their way. . . .
Julie Roseman and Romeo Cacciamani know a thing or two about good fortune. For generations, their families were rival florists and bitter enemies. Then Julie and Romeo met by chance, just as each became single again, and they fell in love. Three years later, Julie and Romeo are still blissfully happy, but with their respective houses packed to the rafters with family, the odds of their ever getting a moment of peace together seem as likely as winning the lottery.
They get their wish -- with a twist -- when an injury puts Romeo flat on his back. Now Julie has to figure out how to run two flower shops, take care of an ever-expanding household, tackle her granddaughter's fixation with lottery tickets, keep her daughters from regressing into full-scale teenage bickering, and nurse her beloved Romeo back to health. And Lady Luck has one more surprise in store. . . .
Julie Roseman and Romeo Cacciamani know a thing or two about good fortune. For generations, their families were rival florists and bitter enemies. Then Julie and Romeo met by chance, just as each became single again, and they fell in love. Three years later, Julie and Romeo are still blissfully happy, but with their respective houses packed to the rafters with family, the odds of their ever getting a moment of peace together seem as likely as winning the lottery.
They get their wish -- with a twist -- when an injury puts Romeo flat on his back. Now Julie has to figure out how to run two flower shops, take care of an ever-expanding household, tackle her granddaughter's fixation with lottery tickets, keep her daughters from regressing into full-scale teenage bickering, and nurse her beloved Romeo back to health. And Lady Luck has one more surprise in store. . . .
277 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2005
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Jeanne Ray
35 books292 followersJeanne Ray is the New York Times bestselling author of Julie and Romeo and four other novels. She worked as a registered nurse for forty years before she wrote her first novel at the age of sixty. She lives in Nashville, Tennessee with her husband and her dog, Red.
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November 23, 2011
I read the first book in this about how Romeo and Julie get together. I wasn't going to read the 2nd because my sister said it was more of the same and didn't recommend it (but yet gave it to me and told me to read it---go figure!). It sat on my night stand for a couple of months until one night I needed to read something light, was too lazy to get out of bed to look for something, and there it was....right within an arms reach! Probably because I wasn't expecting much is why I was pleasantly surprised and enjoyed it.
My only annoyance in the book is with Julie's woosiness. I really find myself impatient with people that let others walk all over them....complain about it to themselves....but yet do nothing to fix the problem.
A few lines I liked:
"Sometimes a mother is just a box of Kleenex, silent and comforting, a willing place for a girl to pour out her sorrows."
"Then she snapped and pointed to the box where the file should be returned. had she been a child, I would have whacked her over the head with the file---not hard enough actually to hurt her, but hard enough to startle her into a clear realization of what it meant to snap at one's mother. But she was pregnant, and it wasn't good to whack one's pregnant daughter, even with a paper file, no matter how badly one wanted to...."
(That kind of thing is VERY annoying to me. I would have whacked her for sure!)
"....I do not remember my mother ever assuming the role of handmaid in my life, not even for an instant. This is not to say that she didn't take care of me and my brother. The food was good and the house was clean and the budget was sufficiently tight and fair so that we always had enough but never too much. But my mother and father lived in what I thought of as the adult world while my brother and I lived in the children's world. Those 2 planets could peacefully coexist, but they had a specific order of gravity. The children revolved around the parents, never the other way around."
(I think we as society, as Julie specifically, needed to switch it back a bit more so she wasn't still spending her life waiting on and serving adult, capable children)
I do like this line on p.249 though as it showed me their was a certain amount of contentment within Julie with her children. She was talking about how as a 40 year old pregnant woman she never would have asked her mother to hold her hand on the way to the bathroom when both of them knew she could do it on her own but that she was doing it now for her own kid.
"Maybe there wasn't one right way to be a mother. Maybe something about my sloppy indulgent love had done some good."
So, I felt a bit calmer since she was happy with her relationships so I didn't feel like I had to go charging to her rescue.
My only annoyance in the book is with Julie's woosiness. I really find myself impatient with people that let others walk all over them....complain about it to themselves....but yet do nothing to fix the problem.
A few lines I liked:
"Sometimes a mother is just a box of Kleenex, silent and comforting, a willing place for a girl to pour out her sorrows."
"Then she snapped and pointed to the box where the file should be returned. had she been a child, I would have whacked her over the head with the file---not hard enough actually to hurt her, but hard enough to startle her into a clear realization of what it meant to snap at one's mother. But she was pregnant, and it wasn't good to whack one's pregnant daughter, even with a paper file, no matter how badly one wanted to...."
(That kind of thing is VERY annoying to me. I would have whacked her for sure!)
"....I do not remember my mother ever assuming the role of handmaid in my life, not even for an instant. This is not to say that she didn't take care of me and my brother. The food was good and the house was clean and the budget was sufficiently tight and fair so that we always had enough but never too much. But my mother and father lived in what I thought of as the adult world while my brother and I lived in the children's world. Those 2 planets could peacefully coexist, but they had a specific order of gravity. The children revolved around the parents, never the other way around."
(I think we as society, as Julie specifically, needed to switch it back a bit more so she wasn't still spending her life waiting on and serving adult, capable children)
I do like this line on p.249 though as it showed me their was a certain amount of contentment within Julie with her children. She was talking about how as a 40 year old pregnant woman she never would have asked her mother to hold her hand on the way to the bathroom when both of them knew she could do it on her own but that she was doing it now for her own kid.
"Maybe there wasn't one right way to be a mother. Maybe something about my sloppy indulgent love had done some good."
So, I felt a bit calmer since she was happy with her relationships so I didn't feel like I had to go charging to her rescue.
July 30, 2017
A nice sequel to the original.
January 27, 2016
I'd read the original but didn't remember it being so entertaining and so funny. I really enjoyed this. And as I've read both books, I kept forgetting that the main characters were my age, in their 60s. I had to keep changing my thinking as I read since I'm used to couples much younger.
November 30, 2022
Terrific sequel!
This time around it's not a romantic comedy but a family dramedy. It is just as well written as Julie and Romeo.
This time around it's not a romantic comedy but a family dramedy. It is just as well written as Julie and Romeo.
November 16, 2024
Never thought that i'd be this interested in a kid winning the lottery. Oh and the plot about nora's pregnancy is pretty cool too. But i think except for all of that the plot has just vanished, or maybe that is the plot. Anyways this is a pretty good and wholesome book about connecting with your families and what it means to still have each other in despise if triumphs and setbacks.
June 17, 2011
Julie Roseman and Romeo Cacciamani are rival florists who just happen to be in love and in their 60s. Julie's daughter, husband and two children live with her and Romeo lives with his ancient mother and his son and his family. Neither can find a quiet moment to spend together.
However they do find the time to spend together when Romeo puts his back out at Julie's and spends his time in her bed sometimes comatose and constantly in pain. Meanwhile Julie's other daughter comes home to live and her daughters are like they have regressed into their teens with all the fights and bickering. Julie's eight year old granddaughter, Sarah is obsessed with Willy Wonka and winning the lottery and finds unique ways to con family members into buying lottery tickets for her.
This is a fun book. A book about real life, the chaos, confusion, family and love that binds it all together. I have not read the first book but will go back and read it as I enjoyed this one.
However they do find the time to spend together when Romeo puts his back out at Julie's and spends his time in her bed sometimes comatose and constantly in pain. Meanwhile Julie's other daughter comes home to live and her daughters are like they have regressed into their teens with all the fights and bickering. Julie's eight year old granddaughter, Sarah is obsessed with Willy Wonka and winning the lottery and finds unique ways to con family members into buying lottery tickets for her.
This is a fun book. A book about real life, the chaos, confusion, family and love that binds it all together. I have not read the first book but will go back and read it as I enjoyed this one.
October 12, 2025
This novel is a humorous family rom-com. Sometimes, a light read is just the perfect way to end a day, and I enjoyed ending a few days with this book.
This is a modern-day/early 2000s take on Romeo and Juliet--as dating grandparents from formerly feuding families who run florist shops in New England. Mix in a back injury, a daughter's surprise pregnancy, another daughter who is a NY celebrity floral rising star, and a granddaughter obsessed with both Willie Wonka (the Gene Wilder version, on VHS tape) and getting adults in her life to buy her lottery tickets, and you have the rollicking plot to this fun book.
The dialogue is snappy and humorous, and there's real heart and realism in the family dynamics.
It's a sequel (and the first book was the more well-known), but I didn't read the first installment and I still quickly gleaned the characters and plot. The author does a great job of integrating quick backstory about the first book.
I've had this book on a TBR pile for more years than I can remember and nor can I recall where I originally acquired it (used bookstore? little free library box? secondhand in the mail? gift?) and it's survived several purges where I winnowed my books. Glad I held onto this one to give it a quick read, and now I'll pass it along to a local charity for other readers to enjoy.
This is a modern-day/early 2000s take on Romeo and Juliet--as dating grandparents from formerly feuding families who run florist shops in New England. Mix in a back injury, a daughter's surprise pregnancy, another daughter who is a NY celebrity floral rising star, and a granddaughter obsessed with both Willie Wonka (the Gene Wilder version, on VHS tape) and getting adults in her life to buy her lottery tickets, and you have the rollicking plot to this fun book.
The dialogue is snappy and humorous, and there's real heart and realism in the family dynamics.
It's a sequel (and the first book was the more well-known), but I didn't read the first installment and I still quickly gleaned the characters and plot. The author does a great job of integrating quick backstory about the first book.
I've had this book on a TBR pile for more years than I can remember and nor can I recall where I originally acquired it (used bookstore? little free library box? secondhand in the mail? gift?) and it's survived several purges where I winnowed my books. Glad I held onto this one to give it a quick read, and now I'll pass it along to a local charity for other readers to enjoy.
August 19, 2011
This was a really quick read, but unfortunately, not as fun as I hoped it would be. This book is a sequel to Julie and Romeo, which I read a couple of months ago and I think gave 4 stars. While the first book was fun and entertaining, I found this book just plain annoying.
I didn't like the beginning because while I don't consider myself an agist, the thought of 2 60-something year olds acting like sex-crazed teenagers, kind of turns me off. : ) Luckily, that didn't last long, but the annoying didn't stop.
I don't want to give anything away, so I will speak generally. Julie was the main focus of this book and I've decided that I don't like her. She's a complete pushover, that lets everyone from her grown children, to her grandchildren, to her ex-husband push her around and abuse her. I don't like parents who let their children, whether grown or not, completely rule the roost and take advantage of others - parents who completely rearrange their lives and completely inconvenience themselves so they can coddle their kids. That's just bad parenting, it turns kids into self-centered brats and if I want that kind of a story, I'll watch Nanny 911. I hate that about Julie. And in this book, not only is it her daughter being a self-centered brat, it's also her granddaughter, and it's like none of the adults in the family know how to handle this situation. They let her go on for pages and pages. It takes a non-family member to finally call them on it and straighten the little girl up.
I just find the whole thing ridiculous. This was mildly the case in Julie and Romeo, but it was so slight and fun that I was able to overlook it. In this book it was all just too over the top. What a disappointment!
I didn't like the beginning because while I don't consider myself an agist, the thought of 2 60-something year olds acting like sex-crazed teenagers, kind of turns me off. : ) Luckily, that didn't last long, but the annoying didn't stop.
I don't want to give anything away, so I will speak generally. Julie was the main focus of this book and I've decided that I don't like her. She's a complete pushover, that lets everyone from her grown children, to her grandchildren, to her ex-husband push her around and abuse her. I don't like parents who let their children, whether grown or not, completely rule the roost and take advantage of others - parents who completely rearrange their lives and completely inconvenience themselves so they can coddle their kids. That's just bad parenting, it turns kids into self-centered brats and if I want that kind of a story, I'll watch Nanny 911. I hate that about Julie. And in this book, not only is it her daughter being a self-centered brat, it's also her granddaughter, and it's like none of the adults in the family know how to handle this situation. They let her go on for pages and pages. It takes a non-family member to finally call them on it and straighten the little girl up.
I just find the whole thing ridiculous. This was mildly the case in Julie and Romeo, but it was so slight and fun that I was able to overlook it. In this book it was all just too over the top. What a disappointment!
April 28, 2013
Julie and Romeo Get Lucky is the second and last book of the series by Jeanne Ray. Unfortunately, while the first book, Julie and Romeo, was a delightful read, this book fell flat.
I still had the same complaint about Julie that I did about her in the first book, how she was such a pushover and let her family, hell, even her ex-husband, control her. But, the romance between Julie and Romeo made up for that.
In Julie and Romeo Get Lucky, not even their romance was enough to save the book. For one thing, Romeo was practically passed out through the whole book and when he was conscious, he didn't have much of a role. He was just one of the side characters. And, second, which is the biggie, was the main storyline... the lottery and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
Maybe if I actually LIKED Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (the first movie starring Gene Wilder, not the equally ridiculous one with Johnny Depp), perhaps I would have been able to stomach that movie in Julie and Romeo Get Lucky. But, I did not like that movie so the idea of that stupid movie being played every single day is enough to make me want to swear off candy for the rest of my life.
And, Sarah... what's with that kid? Is she the grandchild or the adult who rules over everyone in the family? The way the family let her get away with her bratty behavior, you'd think SHE was the grown-up. I couldn't believe they let her throw her temper tantrums to get what she wanted. If they say no to a lottery ticket for a kid, she screams. If they try to turn the movie off, she screams. If she disrupts the classroom like she did at school, it was "hey, it's ok, kid. Here's some lottery tickets and a repeat of the stupid movie." Really?
Bottom line, this book was awful.
I still had the same complaint about Julie that I did about her in the first book, how she was such a pushover and let her family, hell, even her ex-husband, control her. But, the romance between Julie and Romeo made up for that.
In Julie and Romeo Get Lucky, not even their romance was enough to save the book. For one thing, Romeo was practically passed out through the whole book and when he was conscious, he didn't have much of a role. He was just one of the side characters. And, second, which is the biggie, was the main storyline... the lottery and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
Maybe if I actually LIKED Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (the first movie starring Gene Wilder, not the equally ridiculous one with Johnny Depp), perhaps I would have been able to stomach that movie in Julie and Romeo Get Lucky. But, I did not like that movie so the idea of that stupid movie being played every single day is enough to make me want to swear off candy for the rest of my life.
And, Sarah... what's with that kid? Is she the grandchild or the adult who rules over everyone in the family? The way the family let her get away with her bratty behavior, you'd think SHE was the grown-up. I couldn't believe they let her throw her temper tantrums to get what she wanted. If they say no to a lottery ticket for a kid, she screams. If they try to turn the movie off, she screams. If she disrupts the classroom like she did at school, it was "hey, it's ok, kid. Here's some lottery tickets and a repeat of the stupid movie." Really?
Bottom line, this book was awful.
July 24, 2010
This is basically a silly fluff story that requires no thinking at all. It was a good short bedtime read for a few nights in a row. It held my interest, but was incredibly predictable. There were a few good quotes I suppose, and it was a cute story, but overall it wasn't anything special.
Actually I read this out of a Reader's Digest compilation (which I'll put on Goodreads if I ever read the other 3 included books). As far as I know it is not condensed, though.
Actually I read this out of a Reader's Digest compilation (which I'll put on Goodreads if I ever read the other 3 included books). As far as I know it is not condensed, though.
April 29, 2015
This book was not as good as the first one (Julie and Romeo). It was a bit far-fetched. I mean, Julie's granddaughter even wins the lottery, for goodness' sake! Romeo hurts his back, so he ends up living with Julie. Also living with Julie is her two daughters, their husbands, and her two grandchildren. Nora is pregnant with triplets. It all ends well, but just thinking about living in such an environment makes me feel exhausted.
June 25, 2009
I thought I would like this more than I did. Dangit Julie---you two folks have got to grow up!!! I needed her to take control of her life in these books. Her romance with Romeo lost some of its charm as they seem caught in a never-ending teenage romance. I need more. Grow up, kick out the kids, be happy. The End.
October 6, 2018
I had just finished Julie and Romeo, and loved it, so when I saw there was a sequel, I immediately downloaded it.
I still loved the characters, but “ the shine was off the apple”, with this one.
A bit preposterous, I got the feeling that the author was trying too hard.
I would still read another book by this author, but I’m not sending up flares for this one.
I still loved the characters, but “ the shine was off the apple”, with this one.
A bit preposterous, I got the feeling that the author was trying too hard.
I would still read another book by this author, but I’m not sending up flares for this one.
May 9, 2016
Funny & sweet take if 60 year old couple with crazy family, lots of sparkle and love.
December 7, 2023
I'm giving 4 stars because this book is helping me out of my reading slump. It is a light, enjoyable read. I appreciate the author's imagination. I was drawn to the book because the author is the mother of Ann Patchett. Jeanne has a great since of humor and some of the dialogue in the book makes me wonder what sort of conversations she has had with her daughters as they were growing up and as adults for that matter. The story revolves around 8 year old Sarah, the granddaughter of Julie. Sarah, her mother Sandy, ( I kept getting these names confused - was Sandy the mother or the daughter? - of all the names in the world why do they have to be named something so similar - one of my pet peeves), her step-father big Tony and her brother little Tony all live with Julie. Romeo is Julie's 60 something boyfriend, hurts his back while in her house and is bed ridden in her bedroom for several weeks. Yes, I know this may be a little far-fetched but you have to buy into it to enjoy the story. Just go with it. As an example of all the complicated relationships, little Tony is not related to Big Tony by blood but Big Tony is one of Romeo's 5 sons. He has one daughter, named Plummy (and Sandy has to be the mother of Sarah??) who is a fabulous floral designer in New York.
Oh - Julie and Romeo co-own two flower shops. Sarah is obsessed with the movie Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory and also absolutely certain that she is going to win the lottery because Charlie in the movie eventually gets the golden ticket, I think. I am familiar with the movie but not sure I've ever watched it. And after reading this story, I don't want to watch it. There are a lot of other events that occur, too numerous to comment on. I can see where Ann Patchett gets her talent. I especially enjoyed the conundrum that might occur if Sarah actually wins. Who claims the money for her - she is too young to legally win the lottery - and what happens to the money. Sarah is very cunning in getting people to buy tickets for her. Her accomplices include Sandy, Julie, Nora (Julie's other daughter) and Gloria (Julie's best friend). Now if her ticket wins who claims the money? And Sarah makes lists of all the things she will buy when she wins. I enjoyed the story.
Oh - Julie and Romeo co-own two flower shops. Sarah is obsessed with the movie Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory and also absolutely certain that she is going to win the lottery because Charlie in the movie eventually gets the golden ticket, I think. I am familiar with the movie but not sure I've ever watched it. And after reading this story, I don't want to watch it. There are a lot of other events that occur, too numerous to comment on. I can see where Ann Patchett gets her talent. I especially enjoyed the conundrum that might occur if Sarah actually wins. Who claims the money for her - she is too young to legally win the lottery - and what happens to the money. Sarah is very cunning in getting people to buy tickets for her. Her accomplices include Sandy, Julie, Nora (Julie's other daughter) and Gloria (Julie's best friend). Now if her ticket wins who claims the money? And Sarah makes lists of all the things she will buy when she wins. I enjoyed the story.
March 28, 2024
3.5/5.0 - Jeanne Ray is back with a sequel to Julie and Romeo, which I read in 2022. I love this book. I love the fact that this Tennessee author did not start writing until she was 60 and that she writes about that age group (to which I may or may not be part) as people who still have life to live. The title may give away the fact that this is a riff on Romeo and Juliet, but a humorous one.
Romeo and Julie grew up as children of competing florist, and didn't discover their love for each other until they each had a family with adult children, and were single again. In the few years since the last book, Julie's daughter Sandy has moved back in with her husband and two preteen children. The little girl has an obsession with the movie Willie Wonka, and with lottery tickets. Her older daughter, Nora, has secretly been trying to get pregnant for years, and as a result of in vitro fertilization, is now pregnant with triplets. When she has to go on complete bedrest, she has a hospital bed delivered to her mother's living room, where she plans to spend the remainder of her pregnancy, with her husband spending each night. Add this to the incident that kicks off the book, where Romeo and Julie are trying to sneak upstairs to have a private moment when his back goes out, forcing him to remain in bed for several months.
Big families, beautiful flowers, lucky children - imagine the rest.
Romeo and Julie grew up as children of competing florist, and didn't discover their love for each other until they each had a family with adult children, and were single again. In the few years since the last book, Julie's daughter Sandy has moved back in with her husband and two preteen children. The little girl has an obsession with the movie Willie Wonka, and with lottery tickets. Her older daughter, Nora, has secretly been trying to get pregnant for years, and as a result of in vitro fertilization, is now pregnant with triplets. When she has to go on complete bedrest, she has a hospital bed delivered to her mother's living room, where she plans to spend the remainder of her pregnancy, with her husband spending each night. Add this to the incident that kicks off the book, where Romeo and Julie are trying to sneak upstairs to have a private moment when his back goes out, forcing him to remain in bed for several months.
Big families, beautiful flowers, lucky children - imagine the rest.
February 11, 2022
I absolutely loved this story! I read both books in this series and they should be read in order. The second book picks up three years after the first book. While I loved both books in this series, the second book "Julie and Romeo Get Lucky" was my favorite of the two. These books are not a typical "romance" story, so if that is what you are looking for you will be disappointed. The two main characters in the books are two older folks, Julie and Romeo. The books follow them both as they begin to date, but they are in their 60s (one divorced and one a widower). This book is an endearing story of love and family. This second book focuses more on the family dynamics between the families of Julie and Romeo instead of the budding romance between the two main characters. They have adult children and grandchildren. Julie's granddaughter is obsessed with the movie "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" and this movie plays a HUGE part in the events/plot of the second book. I happen to be a HUGE fan of Wonka myself and even though I am now an adult, this is a favorite movie of mine from my childhood. These books are not a "leave you blushing" while reading in public romance novel. These books made me laugh out loud and they both were cute, fun reads. These books are a sweet and clean love story about a modern-day American family.
February 9, 2017
The sequel to Julie and Romeo. I enjoyed it. Jeanne Ray is funny, and like her daughter, Ann Patchett, she's a good writer (just not as serious.) I appreciate her for beginning a writing career in her 60s, after working all her life as a nurse. And I especially appreciate her for getting mad, like me, about the lack of novels featuring adults over 60, who have their own unique journeys to undergo.
December 12, 2018
I listened to this story, read by the author, and found it amusing and entertaining. It is a sequel to Julie and Romeo which I read several years ago. When Romeo hurts his back trying to carry Julie upstairs, their life is turned upside down! The granddaughter watching the same movie over and over again hit home as I remember my daughter doing that when she was a small child. It is a good read if you want something fun and lighthearted.
November 1, 2021
My least favorite of Jeanne Ray books because of the angst created by all the problems going on in the book with the main character's life--an ailing beau, two daughters taking up residence in her house (one a bed-ridden pregnant 40-year-old), and a granddaughter obsessed with Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory movie and lottery tickets. A cute story, really, but just alot of problems going on. Another quick read.
September 3, 2023
Two large families own 2 flower shops and live near each other in two houses. Each member of both families are planning on moving out but can’t afford it at the moment. The single grandparents have fallen in love and so ended the family rift between the 2 families. The grandfather threw out his back and is living at the grandmother’s house until he heals. Very sweet story about the ups and downs of life and family. A satisfying read.
October 28, 2020
3.5 stars. I love how Jeanne Ray can write about ordinary people and everyday situations and make them interesting and fun. While I liked this book, I didn't love it like I her others. Still, if you're a fan of her other books, and you've read the prequel, Julie and Romeo, then definitely pick it up.
July 13, 2023
cute and easy read. I didn’t realize it was a sequel when I started it, but there was enough information to figure out what happens in the first book and I was never left grasping for information. there were a couple of really sweet lines about love and family relationships. I didn’t like how it seemed the Julie was constantly walked over, but she’s happy with her family so I’m happy for her.
October 6, 2023
Dysfunctional family winning the lottery & forbidden love affair late in life - Great read
I loved taking the Romeo and Juliet fussing families to the Boston area. This family take us full of humor, dysfunctional episodes, and even a forbidden love that comes full circle late in life.
Loved the perspective of the grandmother, Julie. I can’t stand Willy Wonka either.
I loved taking the Romeo and Juliet fussing families to the Boston area. This family take us full of humor, dysfunctional episodes, and even a forbidden love that comes full circle late in life.
Loved the perspective of the grandmother, Julie. I can’t stand Willy Wonka either.
October 2, 2019
I have really enjoyed these characters. This was a good continuation to the story started in Julie and Romeo. I was pretty excited to discover that there was a sequel. Easy to jump into and get sucked in. These books would make a wonderful made for tv movie.
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December 14, 2022I guess you'd call this a romance. A romance between a grandmother and a grandfather. I guess there's some past history of dislike between their families. But Julie's 8 year old granddaughter watching Willie Wonka every day. Very enjoyable.
May 27, 2017
This book was good. Even if a little basic, and definitely not as good as the first one. I don't know maybe because the main character is in her sixties, I might not be the target demographic.
July 21, 2017
Cute, a nice glimpse into "what happened next ."
May 30, 2018
It was a cute sequel but I wish I would’ve read it instead of done it by audiobook.
January 28, 2019
I wanted to finish this but didn't have time, and lost interest. She's a good author, if anything.
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